Electronics Test Engineer (Early Career)
Develops test automation software and hardware fixtures for electronics and RF systems in satellite ground infrastructure. Requires 0-4 years experience, bachelor's in electrical engineering, strong programming in Python/C++/Rust, and hands-on test equipment skills.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead integrated test development from concept through production, including test strategy, requirements, and execution plans
- Design hardware, wiring, and electrical systems to support electrical and RF testing for both production and development needs (fixtures, harnesses, interfaces, rack integration)
- Develop modular and reusable test automation software, including frameworks, drivers, and tooling in Linux environments using Python / Rust / C++
- Own test maintainability and reliability across the lifecycle — defining calibration, upkeep, debugging, and continuous improvement of test assets
- Create device and subsystem simulators for hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and automated integration testing
- Support environmental and qualification testing (thermal, vibration, shock), including defining instrumentation and test procedures where needed
Basic Qualifications
- 0 - 4 Years of Experience + Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Strong programming abilities (Python, C++, Rust), and comfort developing in a Linux-based environment
- Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment such as power supplies, DC loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and network analyzers
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience root-causing issues in integrated electronics (mixed-signal, digital, RF-adjacent systems)
- Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 test methods, including vibration, shock, and thermal testing
- Experience designing test racks / ATE systems (PXI, USB/LXI instrumentation, custom interfaces) and scaling them into production
- Experience writing reusable test software patterns (hardware abstraction layers, driver libraries, test sequencing frameworks)
- Comfort working at the boundary between HW + SW: firmware bring-up, control interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART), fault injection, telemetry capture
Compensation and Benefits
- Electronics Test Engineer/Level 1: $100,000 - $120,000 per year
- Electronics Test Engineer/Level 2: $120,000 - $145,000 per year
- Base salary determined by job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience
- Eligible for equity (stock options or other long-term incentives), performance bonuses, comprehensive medical/vision/dental, 401(k), disability/life insurance, paid parental leave, PTO, perks
Skills
Python, C++, Rust, Linux, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Pxi, Mil-Std-810, I2C, Spi, Uart, Hardware-In-The-Loop, Ate Systems
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